
Tiffanie Jones, MD, MPH, MSCE
Dr. Jones is a pulmonologist and epidemiologist who investigates the genetic determinants of acute respiratory failure. Her primary research interest is the elucidation of the molecular and genetic risk factors […]

Rui Xiao, PhD
Dr. Xiao’s methodological research centers around statistical genetics and genomics, where she develops statistical methods and computational tools for RNA-seq and single cell RNA-seq (scRNA-seq) data analysis. Particularly, she has […]

Adam C. Naj, PhD
Dr. Naj is an Assistant Professor of Epidemiology in the Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics, and the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman […]

Marylyn D. Ritchie, PhD, FACMI
Dr. Ritchie is an expert in translational bioinformatics, with a focus on developing, applying, and disseminating algorithms, methods, and tools integrating electronic health records (EHR) with genomics. The mission of […]

Mingyao Li, PhD
Dr. Li joined the biostatistics faculty in 2006 after receiving her PhD in Biostatistics from the University of Michigan in 2005. She is also a faculty member of the Genomics […]

Qi Long, PhD
Dr. Long’s research program bridges novel statistical and ML/AI research and impactful biomedical research. Its thrust is to develop robust statistical and ML/AI methods and models for advancing precision medicine […]

Anne Marie McCarthy, PhD
The goal of Dr. McCarthy’s research is to reduce the burden of cancer through improved prevention and screening strategies, particularly for racial/ethnic minorities. Her work seeks to integrate genomics into […]

Peter A. Merkel, MD, MPH
Dr. Merkel is the Chief of Rheumatology and a Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Merkel is an internationally recognized research and clinical expert in vasculitis, […]

Jeffrey S. Morris, PhD
In addition to his professorial role, Dr. Morris serves as Director of the Division of Biostatistics. His research interests focus on developing quantitative methods to extract knowledge from biomedical big […]

Hongzhe Li (Lee), PhD
Working with Penn collaborators, we are currently developing methods for analysis of high-throughout genomic data. Our application areas include genome-wide association studies of neuroblastoma, eQTL analysis of human heart failure […]

Jin Jin, PhD
Dr. Jin’s research focuses on developing statistical methods and computational tools to address cutting-edge problems in public health and medicine by integrating large-scale, multi-source datasets. Her research areas include health […]

Rui Feng, PhD
Ongoing Methodological Research: Dr. Feng’s current research focuses on exploring and improving the potential of deep learning methodologies, for structured input variables in biomedical research. Her recent development of the […]

Brielin Brown, PhD
Brielin C. Brown is an Assistant Professor of Informatics and Genetics in the Perelman School of Medicine who is broadly interested in the development and application of statistical and computational […]